Kozinsky: Enduring Ventures owns 12 businesses, mostly from retiring owners
Sieva Kozinsky · Startup Acquisition Stories with Sieva Kozinsky - Founder of Enduring Ventures · Jul 19, 2022 · at 6:29
Sieva Kozinsky, co-founder of Enduring Ventures, describes the portfolio composition and core acquisition strategy of his holding company.
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“We are now owners of 12 businesses two of them or three of them actually are tech companies. We also have a venture studio, so we've started a couple of businesses, but 90% of what we do is we buy businesses that are generating cash flow from retiring owners.”
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